Which to use
“abgelassen” is a verb and “abgerissen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,028
- “abgelassen” frequency rank
- #8,319
- “abgerissen” frequency rank
- 43347
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abgelassen | abgerissen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ablassen | in einem schlechten Zustand befindlich, zerlumpt, mitgenommen |
Where the eye mixes abgelassen and abgerissen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. abgelassen and abgerissen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between abgelassen and abgerissen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abgelassen is [ˈapɡəˌlasn̩] while abgerissen is [ˈapɡəˌʁɪsn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43347, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abgelassen is recorded at frequency rank #35,028, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌlasn̩]. abgerissen is at rank #8,319, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌʁɪsn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 43347, this pair ranks #1,420,952 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abgelassen vs abgerissen
Shared letters: abegns. Private to "abgelassen": l. Private to "abgerissen": ir.
"abgelassen" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC · "abgerissen" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- abgelassen ← abbgelassen · abeglassen · abgealssen · abgelasen · abgelasesn · abgelassenn · abgelassne · abgelaßen
- abgerissen ← abbgerissen · abegrissen · abgeirssen · abgerisen · abgerisesn · abgerissenn · abgerissne · abgerißen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "abgelassen" and "abgerissen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "abgelassen" or "abgerissen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "abgelassen" and "abgerissen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abgelassen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abgerissen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,420,952 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abgelassen" and "abgerissen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgeladen vs abgelassen". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,420,952 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.